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Question by  lindsay (111)

What is the first thing you cut from your budget when money is tight?

 
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Answer by  Orea15 (18)

I do try to cook more and eat out less. I buy cheaper kinds of meat, etc. But I also cut way back on impulse spending. I ask myself if I really need it, and usually I really don't! I also discontinued a lot of magazines and I drive less.

 
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Answer by  somerset (801)

Alongside eating out, I also cut down on buying clothes. I really do not need yet another pair of pants, shoes, or dress. Since the closets are full anyway, a new item is really not as necessary.

 
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Answer by  nating (37)

When money is tight, the first thing to go is eating out. In good times, we like to eat out once a week, usually on the weekend as a family treat, but in tough times, it's eating at home every night.

 
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Answer by  ABracken (16)

The first thing that I cut from my budget when money is tight is dining out. Dining out has been a budget killer in the past, and is absolutely unnecessary the majority of the time. It is generally a lot cheaper to eat at home. Although I have to eat something, it doesn't have to be anything expensive.

 
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Answer by  blb (79)

When it's time to tighten my belt, the first thing I eliminate is restaurant meals. As tasty as a meal out is, it's also expensive. You pay to be waited on. Since, this is something I can do, even if I don't want to, it has to be the first to go.

 
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Answer by  elsewhen (627)

I have to agree with the other responders here: the first thing i cut is restaurants. buying in bulk can bring the cost of meals down significantly.

 
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